June in Tokyo
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
So I went looking through my old photos (and got a bit carried away actually) and found so many fond memories from the past years, of all the places I went to and all the beautiful things I saw and enjoyed. It seems nothing has really changed but so much has actually changed and I missed the good old days. I mean, we all know that things always look better in distance.
For many years I kept saying I am too busy, I have been working so hard and hadn't really had time to enjoy other things for a long time. And that was why I could not keep up with blogging, or so I thought, but maybe that is not true. It's not always so easy to keep doing something for a long time, to keep the passion and motivation. There can always be excuses, for not being able to keep doing something, I don't know for how many times I have thought but now I really want to come back here and start posting again whether or not anyone is still around to read it.
So JUNE. It's rainy season in Japan, it rains a lot but it doesn't rain hard like it does in the rainy season in the tropic. It's not my favourite season, but I like it because it is the season for the beautiful hydrangeas too. You would spot hydrangeas here and there and everywhere if you walk around Tokyo right now, on the side streets and in the parks, and these days there are so many varieties, different types in different colours - they are just so beautiful and the rain makes them look extra pretty.
Another thing I always think of June is the Ume - Japanese plums. For many years until some years ago it was our tradition to make our own Ume-shu plum wine, we used to get the beautiful fresh organic ume delivered from the farm. I don't drink umeshu any more and we have no space to keep the large jars so I just stopped making it. When I see the fresh green ume which are only available at this time of the year I remember those days, maybe one day I will make it again.
Hydrangeas and Ume plums, they are the things that make me happy in the month of June :)
Happy June!
Hi, still here and reading :-) Just a small encouragement! My blog has been in limbo for ages too. Maybe I will revisit that space and try again. Happy June!
ReplyDeleteHello Pauline, thank you for your lovely encouragement! It is good to know that there are other people who feel similar :) I hope you will revisit your space and try again too!
DeleteSo happy to see you posting again Hiki! As with everything in life, you are free to choose (well, more or less I guess - haha!) what you give your time and attention to, and I for one am looking forward to more posts here - if you choose to keep posting :)
ReplyDeleteI missed your blog! Happy June to you too!
hello dear Fatima! so nice that you are still here and thank you for the lovely comment! I didn't know I had anyone commenting here until just then so that was really nice and especially to see a friendly name :)
DeleteI really want to visit Japan >< well, sometimes we did. 'I'm too busy too notice everything' me too. When, we could find every beauty things around the corner and street we use everyday. I ever find myself didn't lookup to the sky because i'm too busy looking at the street and doing this and that. But let's have a peace moment a little ;)
ReplyDeleteJanice, thank you for visiting and taking your time to leave me a comment. We need to have a moment to stop and look at the ordinary beauty around us once in a while don't we :)
DeleteI'm still here Hiki *wave* Please keep up with this, I love your blog so much :) I've been trying to keep up with mine as well recently and I think maybe the key is to just keep on shooting. Even if there are nothing but pictures in your posts it would be wonderful to keep up with the little things going on in your life through your photos.
ReplyDeleteDear Shirley, yes you are right. Keeping on shooting is what I need to do and I knew that but why is it so hard! I have three rolls of films I need to have developed....so before I get to do that I will keep digging around my folders full of forgotten images hee hee :)
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